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[Postcard of Soissons Cathedral Ruins]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large, gaping hole in a stone cathedral wall, with a stained glass window frame still hanging from one of the arches on the left. The rest of the wall has significant damage, including other holes, crumbling features, and missing decorative elements. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the ruins as the Soissons Cathedral at the north side. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Location: 49.380857 3.325440
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Church in Tilloloy]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large stone building with towers at each corner. A large ditch, which has a bridge over it, curves past the building, and is surrounded by a large grassy field and wooded area. The building has some minor damage, including a missing tower spire, a missing roof, and crumbling features. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as a church in Tilloloy, Somme, Hauts-de-France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings. more
Date: [1914..]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Tours Cathedral Entrance]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of the front of a large, ornate, stone building with three, large arched entrances, the middle of which has two doors. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as the Tours Cathedral in Tours, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of L'Hotel de Ville in Tours, France]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of two large, three-story, stone buildings, the bigger and more ornate of the two on the right. Both buildings have windows along each floor, but the building on the right has a small tower on the roof, with a clock below it. Two small grassy areas with octagonal fountains sit across the street from the two large buildings. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building on the left as the Palace of Justice and the building on the right as L'Hotel de V… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Château de la Brétesche]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a small, stone castle with a bridge across a small channel of water, with a stone wall surrounding the castle grounds. A wooded area surrounds the castle area. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the building as the Château de la Brétesche in Missillac, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of the Tours Train Station]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large stone building with two gigantic, circular, glass windows side by side on the front of the building, with a clock in the wall between them. Horse-drawn carriages and buggies sit by the street curb in front of the building, while pedestrians walk towards or away from the glass doors beneath the two large glass windows. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as the train station in Tours, France. The other side of the postcard is blan… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Church and Cemetery Ruins in Vermandovillers, Somme]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of large pile of stone, wood, and dirt wreckage with a few dead trees left standing. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the ruins as the remains of a church and cemetery in Vermandovillers, Somme, Hauts-de-France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Rock in East Pontchâteau]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a man in a dark suit with a panama hat, standing just to the left and behind a large rock formation in a grassy field. A small, scrawny tree grows just to the right of the rock. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the area as the East of Pontchâteau in Brittany. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Herleville Church Ruins]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a large stone church building with heavy damage to its walls, roof, and the wall bordering the churchyard. A man in uniform stands with his back against the outer wall, while a large pile of wooden beams lays in front of him. The church's outer wall has a small brick gatehouse next to the arched gateway. French text at the bottom of the postcard locates the church as in Herleville, Somme, Hauts-de-France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard ma… more
Date: [1914..]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Chapel St. Nazaire]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a large stone chapel with a circular window above, an arched wooden double-door entrance, and a facade with a statue at the top. French text on the postcard identifies the building as a chapel in Saint-Nazaire, France. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Leslie to Mrs. L. A. Boone in Asheville, North Carolina.
Date: 1918
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Canal with Bridge in Pontchâteau]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a small water canal, with a small bridge and thick vegetation on the right bank. There is a town with multistory buildings in the surrounding area, including a small shed with French text all over it. A small group of people stand on a ramp leading down to a small concrete platform. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the area as Pontchâteau in Brittany. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Peronne Cathedral Ruins]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of the ruins of a large church building with a cobblestone street around the wreckage. A few walls of the church are still intact, as well as the large metal and glass windows, but much of the building is gone, including the roof. Across the street, on the left, a man in a dark uniform stands next to a large stone monument pedestal with a small park area. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as a cathedral in Peronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France … more
Date: 1917-03~
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of St. Paul's Chapel Ruins]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of the ruins of a stone building, with stone and metal rubble laying in heaps in front of the crumbling wall of the building. A man in uniform walks through the rubble towards the building's front door. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as St. Paul's Chapel between Soissons and Crouy in Aisne, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Palais de Chaillot]

Description: Color postcard of the Palais de Chaillot viewed from the Eiffel Tower. On the back of the postcard, a paragraph with information about the Palais is written in French.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard of L'Arc de Triomphe]

Description: Postcard of L'Arc de Triomphe. There is a paragraph on the back of the postcard with information about the arch, written in French.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard of the Eiffel Tower]

Description: Postcard of the Eiffel Tower and the Palais de Chaillot. There is a paragraph with information about the Eiffel Tower and the Palais de Chaillot on the back of the postcard, written in French.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard of the Eiffel Tower]

Description: Color postcard of the Eiffel Tower and Le Palais de Chaillot. A paragraph on the back of the postcards gives the statistics of the tower in French.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Ernest Stanczyk to Miss Stanczyk, October 26, 1945]

Description: Postcard featuring a large group of people gathered on the beach promenade of Nice, France. The other side of the postcard features a note sent from Ernest Stanczyk to his wife regarding his deployment.
Date: October 26, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Dead mans hill]

Description: Postcard of a hill with very little grass, the text at the bottom reads, "Dead Mans Hill Verdun."
Date: [1918..]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Toul - Porte Jeanne-d'Arc]

Description: Blank postcard with a photograph of two men wearing uniforms leaning against a gate on the side of a road at the Port Joan of Arc.
Date: 1917/1919
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of French Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of French firemen with a pump arm (stated on the postcard as "pompe a bras") fire engine. One of the firemen on the left is holding a pump attached to the water tank.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Saint-Ouen]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a large fire in an urban setting. The silhouettes of buildings are visible behind the wall of smoke, as well as a toppled street sign and telephone pole. In the bottom-right corner of the image, behind the fire fighters, a pickaxe is seen in a mound of loose dirt. A handwritten message on the back of the photograph says, "Many thanks for your cards. They are pretty, but not quite what I...]"
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a French Fireman with a Gas Mask]

Description: Postcard of a French fireman, wearing a gas mask and holding a hose and light. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, discussing the trade of collectible postcards.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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